As quick-witted as Hitchens is, his judgment can never really be trusted: no truly thoughtful person, no matter how young and passionate, would ever have worshipped at the altar of Trotsky.
Furthermore, no one who is serious about fighting the jihadis and Islamofascists would continue to defend the likes of Khalidi and Fast Eddie “Epic Fraud” Said as Christopher continues to do. I guess on Planet Christopher, there are “right” and “wrong” types of terrorists and terrorist shills.